Radio Free Asia by Drake Long 4/21/2020
The United States has sent an amphibious assault ship and a guided missile cruiser to the site of an ongoing survey by a Chinese vessel in Malaysian waters, the U.S. military said Tuesday, signaling Washington’s support for other countries in the region as China presses its advantage in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lt. Comm. Nicole Schwegman, spokeswoman for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, confirmed the USS America and USS Bunker Hill have been deployed in the South China Sea.
“Through our continued operational presence in the South China Sea, we are working with our allies and partners to promote freedom of navigation and overflight, and the international principles that underpin security and prosperity for the Indo-Pacific,†she wrote in an email. “The U.S. supports the efforts of our allies and partners to determine their own economic interests.â€
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